Adodi is one of the oldestBlackgay organizations in theUnited States.[1] It was founded inPhiladelphia in 1986 by Clifford Rawlins to bring together same-gender-loving men ofAfrican descent.[1] Since its founding, Adodi has become one of the oldest movements of same-gender-loving men of African descent in history.[2] It organized retreats for Black gay men partially to grieve during the earlyAIDSepidemic and partially to heal together.[1] By 2003, the group had chapters in dozens of cities and suburbs.[3] The organization currently has chapters inDetroit,Chicago,Philadelphia,New York,Dallas, andWashington, DC, many of which have regular programming and annual retreats.[2]
Adodi is erroneously translated as a is the plural of ado, aYoruba word to describe "a man who 'loves' another man".,[1] however, as Yoruba has no form of pluralizing words by adding suffixes, and the yoruba word for love is "ife," it actually means "one who perform (anal) sex, with another man" and is a term used to describe gay people.[4]
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